Nixon on TV Says President Actions Excuse Illegality
Nixon tells Frost that acts ordered by the president may be legal even if criminal. He cites the White House burglary case and says without clear knowledge he would have said go ahead, while arguing the president’s judgment defines legality. He also discusses Vietnam era policy and polarization.
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Carter plan for energy department wins Senate approval
President Carter's push to create a cabinet level Department of Energy clears the Senate 74 to 10 after 6 hours of debate. House committees back the bill as leaders expect quick passage after Memorial Day recess. If enacted the department would absorb FPC FEA and ERDA and employ about 20 000 people.
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New York Debate Sees TV Elimination as Remedy
Nicholas Johnson of NCCB questions TV as a pervasive force and cites Marie Winn's The Plug in Drug arguing that watching TV harms development more than content. He suggests a massive study by health agencies and notes parents must replace TV with direct child interactions.
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Cops to appeal riot suit dismissal in Cleveland
Eight Cleveland police and a two truck driver will appeal a judge's dismissal of an 8.8 million damage suit stemming from injuries in the 1968 Glenville riot. Plaintiffs named former Mayor Carl Stokes and others, arguing weapons financed by a now-defunct program caused the violence. Judge John Bacon of Meigs County ruled the evidence did not show official negligence.
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